# Kalahe GN division, Akmeemana DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/kalahe/ Grama Niladhari division · Akmeemana DS Division # Kalahe Kalahe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akmeemana DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.90 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 2mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kalahe? Kalahe lies in [Akmeemana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Divulana Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/divulana-colony/), [Galgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/galgamuwa/), [Handugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/handugoda/), [Panagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/panagamuwa/), [Rathkindagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/rathkindagoda/), [Wanchawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/wanchawala/) and [Yatagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/yatagama/). By area it is the 10597th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Akmeemana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/akmeemana/). The centre of Kalahe is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0296° N, 80.2685° E. Local names: කළෙහෙ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Kalahe Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kalahe. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 23 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Galgomuwa - Wanchawala - Witanegoda Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kalahe Named natural and historic features inside Kalahe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Malagoda Kanda · 20 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Divulana Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kalahe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kalahe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dog Care Clinic · Metaramba 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00822&mlon=80.26723#map=17/6.00822/80.26723) Bank Central Finance · Pettigalawatta 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03767&mlon=80.22798#map=17/6.03767/80.22798) ATM BOC · Fort 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02614&mlon=80.21937#map=17/6.02614/80.21937) Petrol pump Shell · Nugadoowa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03384&mlon=80.24541#map=17/6.03384/80.24541) Hotel Villa de Galle · Kalahe 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02802&mlon=80.27024#map=17/6.02802/80.27024) Mall Antic Gem & Jewellery store · Makuluwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04311&mlon=80.23360#map=17/6.04311/80.23360) School Yatagala Maha Vidyalaya · Yatagama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02246&mlon=80.26138#map=17/6.02246/80.26138) College Unawatuna Central College · Unawatuna East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02016&mlon=80.24905#map=17/6.02016/80.24905) Police station Akmeemana Police Station · Ihalagoda East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07314&mlon=80.27526#map=17/6.07314/80.27526) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kalahe Places mapped inside Kalahe in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Akmeemana DS Division - Akmeemana - Amalgama - Ambagahavila - Ambalanwatta - Amukotuwa - Anangoda - Ankokkawala - Attaragoda - Badungoda - Badungoda Colony - Bambaragoda - Batadoowa - Batadoowa West - Divulana Colony - Etambagasmulla - Ettiligoda North - Galgamuwa - Ganegoda - Ganegoda West - Halgasmulla - Haliwala - Handugoda - Hinidumgoda - Hiyare East - Hiyare North - Hiyare South - Ihala Hiyare - Ihalagoda Colony - Ihalagoda East - Ihalagoda South - Ihalagoda West - Jambuketiya - Kaduruduwa - Kadurugashena - Kandahena - Kerenvila Colony - Ketandola - Kirindagoda - Manavila - Meegoda - Melegoda - Metaramba - Nagahawatta - Nivithipitigoda - Niyagama - Nugadoowa - Panagamuwa - Pedinnoruwa - Pilana - Pinnadoowa - Pinnadoowa Colony - Rathkindagoda - Thalahitiyawa - Thalgasyaya - Thalpe North - Thalpegoda - Walahanduwa - Wanchawala - Welihena - Weliketiya - Yakgaha - Yatagama ## Quick answers - Where is Kalahe?In Akmeemana DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kalahe?Divulana Colony, Galgamuwa, Handugoda, Panagamuwa, Rathkindagoda, Wanchawala and Yatagama - How many villages are in Kalahe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kalahe?Settlements lie between 7 m and 23 m - What is the highest point in Kalahe?Malagoda Kanda (20 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kalahe?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalahe?Dog Care Clinic, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kalahe?Central Finance, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kalahe?BOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalahe?Shell, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalahe?LK3145265 (OCHA common operational dataset)